Kingsford Smith Flier Crew Found After Twelve Days
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and three companions of the Southern Cross were located after twelve days lost in remote Australian regions. The Canberra rescued the group, dropping food, with plans for a rescue by steamer from Broome.
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Charles Kingsford-Smith
Sydney
Charles Kingsford Smith
Southern Cross
Canberra
Broome
Western Australia
Glennelg
Darwin
Northern Territory
California
Australia
Holden
Port George
Derby
Kingsford Smith
Wyndham
England
Cross
Roald Amundsen
Umberto Noble
Keith Anderson
Bigamist Henry Campbell Jailed for Slaying Wife in Fire
Henry Campbell a 60 year old civil engineer and bigamist was jailed after confessing to killing his wife Mrs. Benjamin S. Mowry of Greenville Pennsylvania. He shot her as she rode with him near Cranford New Jersey on February 23 then burned the body with gasoline. He had met her through a Detroit agency and claimed financial trouble drove him to a second marriage.
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Benjamin S. Mowry
Greenville
Washington
Philadelphia
Elkton
Westville
N. J
Cranford
Canton Executions Reported in Radical Suppression
Canton authorities claim over a thousand alleged radicals were executed by machine guns during a week long campaign. Thirty Sun Yat Sen University students were court martialed and shot for alleged Communist agitation at the coed institution viewed as a radical hotbed.
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Canton
China
Sun Yat Sen University
Georgia Baptist Sunday School Convention Meets in Savannah
The Georgia Baptist Sunday School convention ended in Savannah with Rev. W. H. Faust of Atlanta reelected president. Next year’s sessions will be split between Thomasville April 7 9 and Griffin April 9 11 with the same speakers. Officers elected include Rev. H. M. Fugate secretary treasurer Dr. Kirkland and Miss Rossie B. Newton. The Rehoboth Association of Macon won the banner for largest representation.
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Savannah
W. H. Faust
Atlanta
Georgia Baptist Sunday “School
Thomasville
Griffin
Faust
H. M. Fugate
Valdosta
Kirkland
S. S. Mathis
Glennville
Broadus E. Willingham
Macon
E. C. Sheridan
Augusta
Rossie B. Newton
Mrg. G
M. Garrard
Rehoboth Association
Ten year old girl unconscious after February car crash
Lynchburg Va April 12 10 year old Marjorie Dowdy had been unconscious 1512 hours at a hospital since an automobile accident on February 8. Doctors report she often looks at people by her bed but does not show recognition. Attendants note slight improvement and hope for eventual recovery from a brain lesion.
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Lynchburg
Marjorie Dowdy
Reparation Experts Fail to Agree on Figures
Paris April 12 Allied reparations experts failed to reach a definite agreement on figures to be submitted to German delegate Dr. Haalmar Schacht during the morning session, prompting an immediate call for another meeting.
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Paris
Parrs
Haalmar Schacht
Browns Shutout Oilers As Hit Parade Surges
Tulsa game report notes manager Dan Howley used two hurlers who faced their former club. St Louis Browns blanked the Oilers with 15 hits and 14 runs, including two homers, in the April 12 contest.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dan Howley
Tulsa Oilers
St. Louis Browns
American Artillery On Way to Naco for Defense of Border
American artillery was en route to Naco to defend the border from Mexican rebels. A Fort Bliss battery and two 3 inch pieces from Camp Jones Douglas were ordered to reinforce the loyal garrison of 1,000 men in Naco Sonora. Federal cavalry charged rebel camps along the Nogales road and reported casualties and prisoners.
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Naco
Arizona
Sonora
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Camp Jones
Douglas
Nogales
Cananea
Here
J. Gonzalo Escobar
Garison
Auga Prieta
United States
Naco Naco
Gonzalo
Escobar
Nogales Road
San Jose Mountain
Baiile
Hoover to Review Drafted Farm Relief Measure
President Hoover will receive from the House Agriculture Committee a drafted farm relief measure for submission to the House after the special session begins. A sub-committee will present the draft to the President for study and possible suggestions, with further discussion planned with Secretary Hyne to gauge workability.
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Washington
Hoover
House Agriculture Committee
House
Congress
Senate
White House
Hyne
Woman Claims Robber Knocked Her Unconscious in Atlanta
Mrs. Walter Smith of Sour Lake Texas told police she was knocked unconscious and robbed of 20 dollars last night. Doctors at Grady hospital found no injuries and she could not specify where the assault occurred or identify a motorist who allegedly took her to the hospital. She says she is seeking work and has no living relatives. her husband died about a year ago.
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Atlanta
Walter Smith
Sour Lake
Texas
Grady Hospital
Three Group Funerals For Arkansas Tornado Victims Held
In Guion Arkansas 52 storm victims are buried as the Arkansas National Guard reports 51 dead and about 200 injured from Wednesday's tornado. Guardsmen uncover 10 people without food or water for 48 hours in caverns and supply them with food tents and medical aid as relief trains bring blankets and Red Cross personnel to the area.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Guion
Tornado toll grows as Arkansas towns bury 52 victims
Three group funerals were arranged at Guion and Swifton for tornado victims from the storm that swept north Arkansas. Eleven victims will be buried in two Swifton cemeteries and six in Guion. Red Cross relief, led by Maj C R Barham and Capt Lee V Casey, and Governor Parnell work to rehabilitate. Eyewitnesses described Guion as razed with no building left, resembling a lumber yard after a cyclone, while National Guardsmen supplied food and tents.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Guion
Swifton
Red Cross
C. R. Barham
Lee V. Casey
Parnell
National Guardsmen
Three subcommittees named to study Georgia highways
Three sub committees were appointed at the Georgia highway commission meeting to study phases of the state highway situation. Names of sub committee members were kept secret. Next reports are due at the May third meeting. Governor Hardman ordered the inquiry.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Special Commission On Highways
Hardman
Sam Tate
Tate
Highway Commission
L. G. Hardman
Highway Board
Souths Natural Resources Offer Big Opportunity
Atlanta April 12 The south holds an unusual array of natural resources offering chances for new ventures and large industrial development said W L Church New York industrial economist at the fourth annual industrial development congress. He urged locations with export potential and explained profits from well paid workers fuel progress across manufacturing agriculture mining and sea interests. Election of officers was set for today's afternoon session.
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Atlanta
South
W. L. Churchwill
New York
Congress
Consern
Miing Congress
Prison Commission Deadlock Over Prison Inspector Choice
Atlanta April 12 three members of the state prison commission failed to agree on selecting a successor to J F Simmons the deceased prison inspector Each member voted for a different candidate resulting in 18 ballots showing no change in standings The commissioners are K E L Rainey chairman George A Johns and Vivian L Stanley
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Atlanta
State Prison Commission
J. F. Simmons
KE. L. Rainey
George A. Johns
Vivian L. Stanley
Legality Flares in Louisiana Impeachment Trial
In Baton Rouge on April 12, hearings on a governor impeachment move provoke a legality dispute over House sessions. Senate members debate whether charges can be received during a special session while third article hearings proceed in the House.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
Senate
P. H. Gilbert
Alvin C. Hing
Calcasieu Parish
House
Charles Holcomb
East Baton Rouge
King
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New York
Holcomb
Huey P. Long
Orleans Parish
John P. Sullivan
Abe Shushan
Shushan
Sullivan
Rules Committee
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Cabderra
Anderson
Robert Hitchcock
Newcastle Waters
Charles T. Ulm
Hawaii
Litchfield
McWillam
Bert Hinkler
Bigamist
Henry Campbell
GA. Baptist Sunday School Convention
Browns
Florida
S. W. Getzen
Bushnell
Florida House of Representatives
Tornado
North Arkansas
Paragould
Norman Lowthrop
Henry Lowthrop
Lirado
153Rd Infantry
Arkansas National Guard
Adjutant General's Office
Batesville
Sinclair
District of Columbia
Harry F. Sinclair
Supreme Court
Special Highway Commission
Highway Investigation Commission
State Senate
State At
Col. Tate
State Highway Board
Emmett Williams
Monroe
Felix C. Williams
Swainsboro
Shelby Myrick
W. L. McElmurray
Waynesboro
S. M. Turner
Quitman
L. J. Gillen
Brightower, Jr
Thomaston
G. -. Maddox
Rome
H. A. Carthers
Winder
John R. Phillips
Stanley S. Bennett
Souths
N. Y
Dixie
Prison Commission
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